Country Club, Florida
Encyclopedia
Country Club is a census-designated place
and an unincorporated suburban community located in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida
. The population was 36,310 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the region has an approximate area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²). 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (4.43%) is water.
of 2000, there were 36,310 people, 12,917 households, and 9,338 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 8,420.5 people per square mile (3,252.8/km²). There were 13,782 housing units at an average density of 3,196.1/sq mi (1,234.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.54% White (15.5% were Non-Hispanic White,) 22.01% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.25% from other races
, and 4.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.32% of the population.
There were 12,917 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the region the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the region was $56,272, and the median income for a family was $56,353. Males had a median income of $31,018 versus $24,901 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $17,999. About 10.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
as a first language
accounted for 64.02% of residents, while English
made up 30.74%, French Creole was at 2.20%, French
was at 0.92%, and Portuguese
at 0.53% of the population.
As of 2000, Country Club had the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, with 19.97% of the populace. It had the seventh highest percentage of Colombia
n residents in the US, at 8.63% of the population, the twenty-eighth highest percentage of Dominicans
in the US, with 3.61%, and the fiftieth highest percentage of Haiti
an residents in the US, at 3.10% (tied with Hempstead, New York
.) It also had the twenty-seventh most Nicaragua
ns in the US, at 1.61% (tied with Broadmoor, California
,) while it had the fourteenth highest percentage of Venezuela
ns, at 1.26% of all residents. Country Club's Peru
vian community had the forty-fifth highest percentage of residents, which accounted for 1.25% of the population.
operates area public schools. Country Club Middle School
and American High School
are in Country Club.
In 2009 sections of Country Club were rezoned to Barbara Goleman High School
in Miami Lakes
.
Dade Christian School
(K-12) is in Country Club.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
and an unincorporated suburban community located in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
. The population was 36,310 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Country Club is located at 25°56′21"N 80°18′40"W (25.939110, -80.311162).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the region has an approximate area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²). 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (4.43%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 36,310 people, 12,917 households, and 9,338 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 8,420.5 people per square mile (3,252.8/km²). There were 13,782 housing units at an average density of 3,196.1/sq mi (1,234.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.54% White (15.5% were Non-Hispanic White,) 22.01% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.25% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 4.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.32% of the population.
There were 12,917 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the region the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the region was $56,272, and the median income for a family was $56,353. Males had a median income of $31,018 versus $24,901 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $17,999. About 10.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as a first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
accounted for 64.02% of residents, while English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
made up 30.74%, French Creole was at 2.20%, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
was at 0.92%, and Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
at 0.53% of the population.
As of 2000, Country Club had the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n residents in the US, with 19.97% of the populace. It had the seventh highest percentage of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n residents in the US, at 8.63% of the population, the twenty-eighth highest percentage of Dominicans
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
in the US, with 3.61%, and the fiftieth highest percentage of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an residents in the US, at 3.10% (tied with Hempstead, New York
Hempstead (village), New York
Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 53,891 at the 2010 census.Hofstra University is located on the border between Hempstead and Uniondale.-Foundation:...
.) It also had the twenty-seventh most Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
ns in the US, at 1.61% (tied with Broadmoor, California
Broadmoor, California
Broadmoor is a census-designated place in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, California, United States. The enclave is entirely surrounded by Daly City...
,) while it had the fourteenth highest percentage of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
ns, at 1.26% of all residents. Country Club's Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian community had the forty-fifth highest percentage of residents, which accounted for 1.25% of the population.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
operates area public schools. Country Club Middle School
Country Club Middle School
Country Club Middle School also known as CCMS is a secondary school located in Miami, Florida serving grades six to eight. The current principal as of the 2010-2011 is Jose Fernandez...
and American High School
American High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
American High School is a secondary school located in Country Club, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. The principal is Luis E. Diaz. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.- Overview :...
are in Country Club.
In 2009 sections of Country Club were rezoned to Barbara Goleman High School
Barbara Goleman High School
Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes, Florida,; its principal is Mr. Carlos Artime. Goleman pertains to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Region I, and is school number 7751...
in Miami Lakes
Miami Lakes, Florida
Miami Lakes is a Miami suburban incorporated town and former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,676 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
.
Dade Christian School
Dade Christian School
Dade Christian School is a private school located in Country Club, Florida and operated by New Testament Baptist Church. DCS has a 2011-2012 enrollment of 793. In 2008, it was the second largest private school in Miami-Dade. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School in 1984...
(K-12) is in Country Club.